(Spoiler alert: Don't read this if you haven't seen the latest "Game of Thrones.")
Sunday's "Game of Thrones" delivered a major surprise to those of us who've only watched the show, without reading the books upon which it's based.
It turns out we've been watching a competely different story than readers have.
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Fans of George R.R. Martin's books already knew that they were watching the tragic tale of Ned Stark (Sean Bean), whose chivalry, honesty and all-around lack of ruthlessness led to his demise.
The rest of us — well, at least one of us — foolishly thought this might be a somewhat traditional story of good and evil, albeit one with more decapitations and orgies than C.S.